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radiometer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A device that measures radiant energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meter

Narrower terms: Crookes radiometer, radiomicrometer, Rayleigh disk

History

Etymology

From radio- + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: erradiometro — device that measures radiant energy
  • Catalan: radiòmetre — device that measures radiant energy
  • Chinese: 輻射計 /辐射计 (fúshèjì) — device that measures radiant energy
  • Chinese: 放射計 /放射计 (fàngshèjì) — device that measures radiant energy
  • Czech: radiometr — device that measures radiant energy
  • Dutch: radiometer — device that measures radiant energy
  • Finnish: radiometri — device that measures radiant energy
  • French: radiomètre — device that measures radiant energy
  • Galician: radiómetro — device that measures radiant energy
  • German: Strahlungsmesser — device that measures radiant energy
  • German: Radiometer — device that measures radiant energy
  • Ido: radiometro — device that measures radiant energy
  • Indonesian: radiometer — device that measures radiant energy
  • Italian: radiometro — device that measures radiant energy
  • Malay: radiometer — device that measures radiant energy
  • Polish: radiometr — device that measures radiant energy
  • Russian: радиометр (radiometr) — device that measures radiant energy
  • Spanish: radiómetro — device that measures radiant energy
  • Swedish: radiometer — device that measures radiant energy